| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |